Restaurants, cafes & canteens in London: food hygiene ratings
Of the 22,912 restaurants, cafes & canteens in London with a published Food Standards Agency (FSA) hygiene rating, 65.7% hold the top 5 (Very Good) rating — 2.6 points below the 68.3% average for restaurants across major UK cities. 2.7% (621 premises) are rated 0 or 1 star, meaning urgent improvement is necessary, and the mean rating is 4.41 out of 5. Source: FSA FHRS open data (OGL v3.0), as of June 2026.
Based on 22,912 rated premises (minimum 25 to publish a city page) · data as of June 2026 · generated .
Rating breakdown in London
Percentages are of the 22,912 rated restaurants, cafes & canteens in London that carry a numeric 0–5 FSA rating. London sits 2.6 points below the 68.3% multi-city average for restaurants.
Top-rated restaurants, cafes & canteens in London
Real FSA-inspected premises in London holding a 5-star (Very Good) hygiene rating. Use this shortlist to order from a kitchen that passed its most recent inspection.
- 5★% ArabicaUnit 2, Market Street, London, E1 6AJ
- 5★% ArabicaUnit 035 Turbine Hall Battersea Power Station Circus Road South, London, Wandsworth, SW11 8BU
- 5★'Ello Bagel455 Roman Road, London, E3 5LX
- 5★+355 Coffee Bar738 Green Lanes, LONDON, N21 3RE
- 5★01Adana Restaurant01Adana Restaurant, 25-27 Green Lanes, London, N16 9BS, N16 9BS
- 5★081 Pizzeria NapoletanaBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR 46 GREAT EASTERN STREET, Hackney, London, EC2A 3EP
- 5★081 pizzeria66, Peckham Rye, London, SE15 4JR
- 5★1 Hotel Mayfair3 BERKELEY STREET, LONDON, W1J 8DJ
- 5★1 Leicester Square Rooftop Bar and Restaurant1-4 LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON, WC2H 7NA
- 5★1 Life CafeWillesden Sports Centre, Donnington Road, London, NW10 3QX
- 5★1 REBEL1 REBEL, Lancing Street, London, NW1 1NA
- 5★1 Rebel Gym1 Rebel Gym, part Ground to Fifth Floor Angel Building, 407 St John Street, London, EC1V 4AB
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This page covers London specifically. For the national picture across the whole UK, see Restaurants, cafes & canteens: UK food hygiene ratings.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Food hygiene ratings are sourced from the Food Standards Agency at ratings.food.gov.uk. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.